An Economic Approach to Environmental Issues.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ECON 203 with a minimum B grade and ECON 211 . The effect of externalities in terms of efficiency and equity considerations. The role and problems of benefit-cost analysis in decision making is developed. The interrelationship of air, water, and land quality issues is analyzed. The use rate of natural resources, energy consumption, and the steady-state economy and their impacts are evaluated.